Cloth Nappies #177.

[Kitt3n]

**double post**

[Kitt3n]

just a quicky ladies

kitt3n no longer rep for OBT

still cant figure out why we have that hole. i might have to try to find a needle and sew it up!

wohb - swaddlebees OSFM fitted/,maz cover

[Cheeky_Monkey]

Ali - is that an invite for NB cuddles? Your wait was quite good today! I remember waiting no less than a few hours every time I had a hospie visit. I tell ya, getting all those pregnant women to sit in one position for that long is bloody uncomfortable. They never had an excuse for running so late either, so why not change their schedule around a bit to accommodate everyone properly?

Kitt3n - I've been thinking about the hole problem, can't think of anything everyone else hasn't already suggested. Could it have lodged in a weird position while sleeping and put strain on the snap? Wait. Is it even near the snap? Probably not lol See I'm no help.

WOPB: Light Blue BBH Magic-all. Hopefully he is going to fall asleep soon.

[alioops]

CM - Of course

Kitt3n - I know there is some dodgy bamboo around again (I've got 1 dodgy booster waiting for a replacement to arrive, and I treated it the same as all my other nappies and only 1 has had any problem, and they dont get hung with any weight on the snaps). Maybe take a pic and send it to SHP and ask for a replacement booster.

[Cheeky_Monkey]

WOOHOO! Count me in Ali, you name the time and the place and I'll be there. hehehe

Speaking of bamboo boosters girls. Do any of you find that they get kind of blotchy dirty looking marks on them? They're all topped with suedecloth or microfleece but the underside of them looks oddly dirty.

[KatieRabbit]

MLM- would love the measurement of the one that fits properly- microfibre? I just wanted the length as well as the width at each end and the middle (four measurements all up!) I would really appreciate it, thanks.

Alioops- I PMed you but as you said your box is full. I will get the foldups another time-no worries. Thanks!

[ezymay]

Hi girls,

No fluffy mail today. I thought I might get mt CT basix's today but not yet

Helen did you let them dry between prewashes? If you don't let them dry it doesn't really increase the absorbancy.

CM- yep a ergo would do the job, I have an ergo but Em gets suffocated on my boobs on the front I ahven't tried her on the back. Their new sports model is lighter and not as bulky as the other ones. Also I just bought an Ellaroo mei tei hip carrier. Love it! Not sure if that would be any good for a new bubba tho. A sling is the best for little bubbas. Em hates the sling now she is big tho and so do I!

Ali is right about NB cuddles being the best for hormones!!! I had gone 4 months without AF and saw my cousins newborn and she fell asleep on my belly so I had to hold for ages and bam AF came as I was cuddling her! 3 months later I was PG!

Gigi I used her BL under her trackies today! It is so super cold!!!!! I am worried if I ahng the nappie sout they will ice up!!!

Kitt3n yay for Laaaa being 6 months old!!!!

[Livinthedream]

Katie Rabbit, have PMed you

BBBRRRR, cold and windy here too

WOLB Ceejay fitted

[Cheeky_Monkey]

Thanks for the Ergo recommendations girls. I will go check out this new sports model. I just like something really easy and relatively small.

I'm having fluff withdrawls. I got so much small fluff for a while there, now nothing Still waiting on DS's backpack and juice box holders from a certain Limey store and have a CT layby that I want to pay and receive NOW. If I did that DF would see the large withdrawl from the bank, if I pay little bits he doesn't notice lol

Ladies when you say cold, what temps are we talking? It was cold here this morning and last night, but that was only 9degrees at the lowest and 20degrees at 9am. That's cold for us lol

[briggsy's girl]

cold down here was minimum 4.4 at midnight last night, max 10.0 at midday.

cold cold cold!

tomorrow we have paed appt - thinking we might try out widdlewuns on our girl... can't remember the exact weight range though - not sure if she's still a bit small-ish - need to go look it up for widdlewuns and itti's to see when it might be worth trying her in them - she seems so little!

had our first "near" poosplosion today - nappy and baby a mess, but the only bit that leaked out of the nappy was caught by the mazaliscious cover - woot!

WOEB - Maz flat nappy (i love mummy/daddy print) and maz cover

[Cheeky_Monkey]

cold down here was minimum 4.4 at midnight last night, max 10.0 at midday.

cold cold cold!

WOEB - Maz flat nappy (i love mummy/daddy print) and maz cover

COLD! I couldn't imagine living in those temps, how do you cope!? Heaters and fire places?

And what's a flat nappy? Is it just another term for a prefold?

[Cheeky_Monkey]

Teru - Can you please PM me about your naps you're getting rid of? Thanks

Girls GK are OSFM yeah? What would you honestly say the smallest proper fit would be? Weight wise I mean.

[teruteru]

Morning Ladies.

Teruteru - is your machine old and you want a new one? Or you just need to sweet talk the machine not DH? lol Good luck with the sewing, I wish I had more time to do it!

So! We're going overseas for our honeymoon and taking DS with us. He will have turned 2 just a week before the trip and I have no idea how much he will weigh. My question is - Is there a carrier out there that will hold DS at 2yrs old, but also suitable for a newborn? I don't like big bulky things. Do the sling type ones really help in holding that much weight? I know it won't hold him on it's own but I've seen women wear toddlers on their hips with a sling around their bum?

i need to sweet-talk the machine. its not that old but for some reason the bottom thread always tend to beard-up...would love to get a machine that can embroider once i get my sewing skills up to scratch so i can bring my plan to life

re: going overseas
im glad i bought the Ergo with us earlier this year. ive never used a ring sling, but i now have a MeiTai which i use at home when DS is clingy but i need to get housework done. I also have a BubbaSling (think thats the name) which is sitting in a corner waiting for a new home. It was good when he was small but now it's too much burden on the shoulder. never got round to trying a ring sling

* how often would DS need to be carried?
* is it just for times when he gets tired?
* will your DH use it as well?
* how many bags/other items will u be carrying at the same time?
* whats your carrying position preference?
* whats your budget?

Ergo
* provides good support
* DH can use as well
* old style: packs down to roughly A4 size but around 2" thick (roughly)
* has pocket at the front
* has the hood to cover baby when sleeping/raining
* min $100
* would love to lend it to you but we use ours quite often
* quite uncomfortable to sit with due to the waist thing (i think anyways)

MeiTai
* packs SMALL
* easy to sew
* handy to have in bag JIC
* cheap-ish

Padded sling
* pretty bulky
* weigh isnt well-proportioned
* u can borrow mine if u want

u can tell my preferences dont u?? i take DS to the footy in the Ergo. Gives him padding to sit on lol. best to find someone with an Ergo to try it, some ppl dont like it but DH fell in love with it when he tried it at the Babys market.

Teru - Can you please PM me about your naps you're getting rid of? Thanks

Girls GK are OSFM yeah? What would you honestly say the smallest proper fit would be? Weight wise I mean.

done deal
GK are OSFM. the fit depends on ur bub as GKs r pretty wide (15cm). didnt buy them till monsta was ard 3mths

to make it nappy related...im in love with my microfleece liners once again

[Pandora]

how do silk liners retain their antibacterial or healing properties, for nappy rash, when you wash them? Doesnt the detergent strip it off?

[teruteru]

rayray- quote frm another forum
"if you want to retain the seracin as much as possible definitely hand wash in lukewarm water with a pea sized amount of wool wash/mild detergent"
"the liner should have a waxy feeling. you get a thin film of it on your fingers if you rub your thumb together with your finger with the silk between them"
hth

[Ryatha]

Washed my fluff today for the first time - I'd have to say it was very exciting - is that sad? Just to check - three washes with a dry between each is the best way to get them ready isn't it?

Everything but the BBH's seem to be dry already. I think that is because they are hemp - is that right? I should have my first fluffy mail coming by the end of the week and I am looking forward to it.

[Gigi]

Eej - you sure are fertile! ahlf your luck!

ALioops - waiting to read your birth announcement! so exciting!

Ry - the drying time is often related to the absorbency

cotton - lowest absorbency, quickest to dry
bamboo - highest absorbency, slowest to dry

also depends on how many layers of a fabric is sewn together.

MARLENE - with the hemp swaddlebee inserts, they need 8 - 10 prewashes to build up absorbency and also TO SHRINK to fit the swaddlebees pockets.

at Jack's age, bilby would have flooded the microfibre sb insert in half an hour, you must have a VERY light wetter, if he can use that for a NN for 11 hours!!! holey moley.

the sb inserts look enormous, until you've done all your prewashes. and don't forget to stretch the nappy out, the entire rise, to get them in. you'll be glad you did.

Cheeky Monkey - when are you getting married? how excitement.

WEATHER REPORT
down to 4.7 overnight
up to 15 today
brrrrr

i used to hang bilby's nappies on the clothes airer, no traisping out in the cold for me, hanging up nappies in the comfort of inside home (still so cold i wear my ugg boots and the thickest woollen jacket i have!).

and we don't even live somewhere that it snows! LOL.

Cheeky MOnkey
my bamboo items look very standard white
it's the hemp items that are a "natural" colour and have little brown specks in them, not blotches, just specks.

my dh has found a cheap way to buy snap presses direct from the manufacturer overseas, he says he will buy me one as a late mother's day pressie, would be nice! i get sus about OS sales, like, i believe it when it happens, but i hope this happens (not just another one of dh's "gunna do's".) i will able to snap bibs and pinnies to my heart's content then.

wotbb: KK AIO and woollen longies, sleeping on brollysheet. 2nd night with electric blanket (my latest strategy to get her to sleep longer). i love her truely! i'd just love her MORE if she slept for a reasonable length of time!!!!

[Gigi]

how do silk liners retain their antibacterial or healing properties, for nappy rash, when you wash them? Doesnt the detergent strip it off?

the places that sell them, say "handwash only". hmm, i wonder what you're meant to "handwash" them with?